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SF startup provides advanced driver assistance software for free

Xinhua, December 1, 2016 Adjust font size:

A technology startup released for free on Wednesday the source code of its software for advanced driver assistance.

George Hotz, founder of the company, Comma.ai, posted a three-paragraph message on its website, saying "today, we are releasing some stuff for you. Open stuff. Because we like openness. It's better than closedness."

"From this, you should be able to replicate our initial Bloomberg experiments," Hotz wrote.

The startup in San Francisco, of northern California on the U.S. west coast, explained on the website that its system, known as comma one, will not turn a car into an autonomous vehicle. Rather, it is an advanced driver assistance system. "To put it in traditional auto manufacturer terms, it is 'lane keep assist' and 'adaptive cruise control'."

The system works on the Honda Civic 2016/17 model with certain features. Noting that it is an aftermarket upgrade and it provides no new functionality, the company said its system "is just much better."

In his message, Hotz challenged other companies working in the field, including Tesla and Google, to follow suit. Endit